🇩🇿 Algeria

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✅ Positive rights: 1
🚩 Red flags: 15

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Government Travel Advice

Last updated: 15 Apr 2026 01:50 PM

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Avoid all travel to some areas

Sexual acts between people of the same sex are illegal in Algeria. 

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Trans Rights Overview

Last updated: 2 Apr 2026 04:04 PM

Rights Breakdown

Death Penalty Risk

Yes

Whether trans people face death-penalty risk under local law or enforcement.

📝 Equaldex region: DZ; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Legal Gender Recognition

No

Can trans people change the gender marker on official documents?

📝 Equaldex region: DZ; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Self-ID or Gatekeeping

No

Is legal gender recognition based on self-declaration or medical requirements?

📝 Self-ID not permitted.

Nonbinary Recognition

No

Are nonbinary or third-gender identities officially recognised?

📝 Nonbinary identities are not legally recognized.

Legal Name Change

No

Can trans people legally change their name on official records?

📝 No access to legal name change for gender transition.

Marriage Rights

No

Can trans people marry in accordance with their affirmed gender?

📝 Same-sex marriage is not legal.

Trans Healthcare Access

No

Is gender-affirming healthcare legal and available?

📝 No access to gender-affirming care.

Trans Youth Rights

No

Can trans minors access gender-affirming care and support?

📝 No protections or support for trans youth.

Insurance & Public Funding

No

Is gender-affirming healthcare covered by public or private insurance?

📝 No funding for transition-related healthcare.

Conversion Therapy Ban

No

Are practices targeting trans people for conversion therapy banned?

📝 Equaldex region: DZ; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Anti-Discrimination Laws

No

Are trans people protected by anti-discrimination laws in housing, work, and services?

📝 No legal protections against discrimination.

Hate Crime Laws

No

Are trans people protected under hate crime laws?

📝 No hate crime laws protecting LGBTQ+ people.

Prison & Detention Policies

No

Are trans people treated with dignity in prisons and detention settings?

📝 Equaldex region: DZ; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Military Inclusion

No

Can trans people serve openly in the military?

📝 Trans individuals are not permitted to serve.

Asylum Protections

No

Are trans identities valid grounds for asylum claims?

📝 No asylum protections offered.

Access to Single-Sex Spaces

No

Can trans people access gendered spaces that match their affirmed gender?

📝 Access to gendered spaces is not protected.

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